International Choral Festival

The Idaho International Choral Festival returns this week at Idaho State University.

Wednesday, July 15Revive @ 5 takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the summer at Lookout Point in downtown Pocatello. There will be live music, food, cold beverages and fun for the entire family. View the full schedule at historicdowntownpocatello.com/events.

Kade Isakson Band will perform live starting at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at First National Bar, 232 W. Center St. in Pocatello.

Wednesday-Saturday, July 15-18The Idaho International Choral Festival returns to Pocatello Wednesday through Saturday, July 15-18, with evening performances at 7 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall at the Stephens Performing Arts Center or Goranson Hall in ISU’s Fine Arts Building, culminating in a Gala Concert featuring all choirs at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall. Free noon performances will also be held Thursday and Friday on the ISU Quad. Tickets are $11 for adults, $6 for children or $34 for an all-events pass and are available at idahostatetickets.com. View the full festival schedule at idahointerchoralfest.org.

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The Southeast Idaho Senior Games will take place through Saturday, July 18. Adults, age 50 and better, participate in games and events that promote physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Visit seidahoseniorgames.org for more information and to sign up.

Thursday, July 16Live jazz trio Speakeasy performs in the Yellowstone Lounge, 230 W. Bonneville St. in Pocatello, from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday, featuring jazz classics from the 1930s in the style of Benny Goodman, with Keith Ward on clarinet/sax, Freddy Gildersleeve on guitar and Tanya Johnson on upright. Admission is free.

Station Square, 200 S. Main St. in Pocatello, hosts open mic night every Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m.

Mondo Pondo, Hot Pursuit and Spudmother will perform live starting at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at First National Bar, 232 W. Center St. in Pocatello. $5 cover.

Friday, July 17“The Christophers” plays at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at ISU’s Bengal Theater. This comedy/drama stars Ian McKellen in a story about a once-celebrated, aging London artist whose estranged, greedy children hire a young, technically brilliant art forger to secretly complete his legendary unfinished canvases so they can cash in on a fortune after his death. Admission is free for ISU students, $2 for ISU employees and $3 for the public.

Wines in the Wild will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park, 2725 Carnival Way in Idaho Falls. This event pairs wine tasting with art and wildlife. Attendees will receive a tasting passport, which allows them to have 5-ounce drinks at any themed station. As attendees explore the zoo, local artists will be creating paintings. Their paintings along with other animal and nature themed art will be available for bidding through a silent auction This event is only for those aged 21 and older. Go to tinyurl.com/57zeuzh6 for tickets.

The Gate City Grays take on the Logan Royals at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at Halliwell Park, 1100 W. Alameda in Pocatello. Tickets are $5; kids 8 and under get in free with an adult. Buy tickets at The Orange & Black Store, 103 S. Main St., or at the gate starting one hour before game time.

Friday & Saturday, July 17-18Summer Market Days return Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, at the Mountain America Center, 1690 Event Center Drive in Idaho Falls. The event begins at noon Friday, July 17, and 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18. This free event includes a mix of small and popular shops from the region, as well as food trucks, live performances and artisans. Space Kittens will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

The Westside Players will present “On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning” Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at The Warehouse, 1009 S. Second Ave. in Pocatello. It’s 1888, and Mary, Fanny, and Alexandra are trekking in Terra Incognita, the last unexplored territory on Earth. Inspired by real-life 19th-century lady travelers. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for dinner and the show or $17 for the show only.

Saturday, July 18The Friends of the Edson Fichter Nature Area invites you to a family bird walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at the nature area next to Indian Hills Elementary in south Pocatello. The walk lasts about an hour. Please leave your dogs at home, and meet at the amphitheater.

The Portneuf Valley Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through October at Lookout Point in downtown Pocatello.

The Crafter’s Market takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday inside Station Square, 200 S. Main St., in Historic Downtown Pocatello. Visitors can shop a rotating selection of local vendors offering jewelry, art, home décor, plants and more, with new makers featured each week.

Science Time with the Queens is set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Discovery Dance School, 310 E. Clark St. in Pocatello. This month’s theme is all about robots.

The Gate City Grays take on the Wolverines at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Halliwell Park, 1100 W. Alameda in Pocatello. Tickets are $5; kids 8 and under get in free with an adult. Buy tickets at The Orange & Black Store, 103 S. Main St., or at the gate starting one hour before game time.

Rock and Roll icon David Lee Roth will perform live starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall. Tickets run from $49 to $79 and can be purchased at shobangaming.yapsody.com.

Ventriloquist Darci Lynne will come to the Colonial Theater, 450 A Street in Idaho Falls, for a family-friendly performance on Saturday, July 18. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. This show will include comedy, original music and audience participation, all through Lynne and her puppets Petunia, Oscar and Edna. Go to tinyurl.com/22tauz93 for tickets.

Sunday, July 19Enjoy free yoga at the park from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 19, at Lookout Point in downtown Pocatello.

Live horse racing returns to Pocatello Downs, 10588 Fairgrounds Road, at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 19, featuring the Derby Dog Dash. Admission is $5, with free entry for children 12 and under.

Monday, July 20Curbside Cravings is open from 4 to 8 p.m. every Monday through September at Lookout Point in downtown Pocatello. There will be a variety of food trucks.

Tuesday, July 21

The Whags and Spudmother will perform live starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at First National Bar, 232 W. Center St. in Pocatello.

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